Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Posted July 3, 2006 --- ankhefenpaaten <potpourri@...> wrote: > > > > I ordered Mignon, 1 maybe two plants two > leaves above sugar leaves. They waited till it really > warmed Hello BB, > > I apologize for taking so long to answer. Regarding Mignonette (Reseda odorata), it is a low- > growing perennial native to North Africa. Legend > has it that. The seeds should be refrigerated for a week before planting in soil that is 70 degrees. > They like very well-drained, alkaline soil (add some > horticultural lime) that is firm, not loose. Overwatering > established plants is fatal. Mignonette likes to grow in the sun and > hates to be transplanted. The flowers are small, greenish-white > with brownish- red highlights. The older varieties have a > powerful, violet-like fragrance. Try to grow an heirloom variety - the flowers are smaller but more fragrant. Many factors can cause > seeds not to germinate. The most common cause is not keeping the soil constantly moist until the seeds sprout. It is also possible > to have gotten a bad batch of seeds. Even though you have had kind of a bad experience with Mignonette thus far, don't give up > on it and keep those few seedlings alive and well. Their fragrance > is wonderful! Mark Dear , You probably have saved their lives the poor two darlings. Now they have 4 and 6 leavesand I guess I am keeping them too moist. Thanks so much for the knowledge. I was unable to find anything else about them. Fragrantly yours, BB __________________________________________________ Quote
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